Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-05
EARTHQUAKES SHOCK.
The Pacific Slope shaken Up Tues
day Afternoon.
IBy telegraph % inc Dispsscn.I

TUCSON, ARIz, May Am earthquake oc-
CURED here at 2:i2 yesterday afternoon. NO
person was injured. Considerable damage
was done TO buildings. Goods we're thrown
ffom the shelves Of stores, and many houses
were more or less cracked The shock was &C
companied by n rumbling sound. Many clocks
we're stopped, and the entire population OF tne
city took 20 the streets terror-stifcken. Inc
courthouse cupola swayed Ike the mast OF .
ship in n turbulent sea, and the building Itself
seemed as though Il were topping over.
When the shock struck Santa Catalina noun
tain great slices OF the mountain were torn
from lts eide and thrown 10 It's base .ast
clouds Of dust arose above It's crest, 1000 feet
above the sea level, nj three different points
from three 10 four miles apart II was believed
for sometime that volcano had burst out on
the crest OF the mountain. one towering peak'
known as the "Old Castle "a prominent land
mark nom Tucson-bas entirely disappeared.
The extent of the damage can't be told Tor
several days. This was the first Garth
quake ever experienced In Tucson
public-schOol building rocked to and FRO Ike
a cradle and some Of the plastering fell Gre
stlDg tho utmost CONSERVATION among the
schOlans The scholars were at once dismissed
for fear Of a repetition OF the shock.
According 10 a gentleman who timed II the
shock lasted lust four minutes One or two
slight vibrations have since been felt. shortly
after the earthquake a volcano broke out AT
point twenty-five milos south Of this place In
Total reck mountains. The sky Is brilliantly
Illuminated
wilcox, ARIz, May A severe earthquake
shock was felt here at 210 O'Clock yesterday at
ternoon. The vibrations we're from north 70
south and lasted one minnte and forty-nve
seconds. The residence OF y. j. Wilson was
ruined by the shock No one was injured.
BENSON. ARIZ.. May A person justin from
the vicinity OF San Pedro river reports tna'
tho ground opened aOout six inches and the
water rose I'm places that had hitherto been
perfectly dry. Smoke was noticed about
O'Clock. which appeared 70 be In the neighbor-
hood Of Milestone mountains. eight miles
from here Some say 1t Is r volcanic eruption,
and as nothing OF that character has ever been
known In this region the greatest surprise and
curiosity exist Several buildings In this city
were damaged by serious cracks.
TOMBSTONE. ARIZ.. May 4.-Ten niles IRON
this city lake covering an acre OF ground was
completely dried up in twonty minutes. The
emhnnkments along the New Mexico end Ari-
IONA railway were moved from thoir former
positions, IN many instances as much astwelye
inches.
CBNTREvILLE. CAL. May "A heavy Garth
quake ahock was felt here at s:12 yesterday
morning. The direction was from north 70
south. The shock was preceded by what
seemed TO be n heavy rumbling explosion.
GUAYAMAs, MEXICO, May AT l345 ycster-
dry afternoon two earthquake shocks were felt
here at short intervals, lasting altogether
few seconds. The direction was east and wost
Clocks all stopped running, but no damage Is
reported so for. Similar shocks were felt along
the line OF the Sonora railroad